Saturday,
October 15, 2005
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Campbell
Clinches A-Sun Tournament Berth With 3-1 Victory at Lipscomb
NASHVILLE, TENN. - Willy Guadarrama scored twice and Campbell
clinched a berth in next month's Atlantic Sun Conference men's
soccer championship tournament on Saturday with a 3-1 victory at
Lipscomb.
The
Fighting Camels (8-3-1, 4-1-0 A-Sun) won their third-consecutive
match by scoring three unanswered goals to offset an early Bisons
mark.
Josh Cline put Lipscomb (3-7-1, 1-4-0) in front with a 19th minute
strike. Guadarrama, however answered less than five minutes later
with the equalizer.
Sonny Guadarrama added what proved to be the decisive goal in the
43rd minute, finishing a sequence set up by Chad Aboud and David
Comito. The goal was the eighth of the year for the younger
Guadarrama brother, who notched his fifth game-winner of the
season.
Lipscomb's Ben Page nearly knotted the match just before half-time
when his shot hit the post.
Willy Guadarrama added his nation-leading 17th goal in the 64th
minute. The sophomore forward from Cedar Park, Texas now has 37
points on 17 goals and three assists in 12 matches.
Campbell secured one of the six places in the A-Sun Championship,
which will be held Nov. 10-12 at Macon, Ga., by winning for the
third time in four league road matches this year. The berth is
Campbell's first in the A-Sun tourney since CU hosted the event in
2000.
"Earning a spot in the A-Sun Championship this early in the season
is a testament to this team, and its work ethic," said fourth-year
head coach Doug Hess. "The fact that we did it on the road makes it
all the more satisfying."
Aaron Johnson had five saves as the Camels improved to 7-1-1 this
year with the freshman from St. Charles, Mo., in the nets.
The
Fighting Camels are off to their best start in a season since the
1995 club stood 8-2-2 after 12 matches.
Campbell plays its third road match in five days on Monday in a
4:00 p.m. kick-off at UNC Asheville. [Box Score]
Campbell 3, Lipscomb 1
Scoring:
LIP (18:58)
Josh Cline (Kevin Terry, Xander Vooys assists)
CAM (23:30)
Willy Guadarrama (unassisted)
CAM (42:34)
Sonny Guadarrama (David Comito, Chad Aboud)
CAM (63:55)
Willy Guadarrama
Shots:
Campbell 22, Lipscomb 18
Corner
Kicks: Campbell 5, Lipscomb 4
Saves:
Campbell (Aaron Johnson) 5, Lipscomb (J.D. Murphy) 6
Fouls:
Campbell 11, Lipscomb 20
Offside:
Campbell 6, Lipscomb 0
Yellow
Cards: Campbell - Sonny Guadarrama (39:41), Willy Guadarrama
(80:54)
Records:
Campbell 8-3-1, 4-1-0 Atlantic Sun; Lipscomb 3-7-1, 1-4-0